Associations to the word «Cretinism»

Wiktionary

CRETINISM, noun. (disease) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Dictionary definition

CRETINISM, noun. Severe hypothyroidism resulting in physical and mental stunting.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras